FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

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GRI First Wednesday Seminar Status: Ongoing Begin date: September 2004 End date: No set date Principal Investigator(s): Benaissa, Senda – Gallaudet Research Institute Description: GRI First Wednesday Seminars provide lectures covering various topics from current or recent research to personal impressions of current developments in deaf/hard of hearing-related issues. These lectures are presented by faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars at Gallaudet. The lectures for this reporting period were: • October 2007: Testing deaf students in an age of accountability, Robert C. Johnson, Gallaudet Research Institute • November 2007 (two presentations): Expected and unexpected results: Establishment of a new Community Participatory Research Center, Matt Starr and Susan Demers Postlethwait, National Center for Deaf Health Research, Rochester, N.Y. • Results from two linguistically and culturally appropriate health education interventions for Deaf adults, Jennifer M. Orsi and Helen Margellos-Anast, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, Chicago • December 2007: ASL constructions and iconicity: Toward a grammar of signed language, Paul Dudis, Department of Linguistics • February 2008: When Autism and Deafness coexist: What do we really know? Christen Szymanski, Department of Psychology • March 2008: The Latin American and the Caribbean Newborn Hearing Screening Survey, Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Department of Educational Foundations and Research, and Susan Chacon, New Mexico State Department of Public Health • April 2008: Qualitative and quantitative studies of the societal impact of genetic testing for deafness, Kathleen S. Arnos, Department of Biology • September 2008: Bimodal bilingualism: Learning language in two modalities, Deborah Chen Pichler, Department of Linguistics Funding source: GRI Priority Fund A-42

Texas State Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, 2007-2008 Status: Completed Begin date: September 1, 2007 End date: August 31, 2008 Principal Investigator(s): Hotto, Sue – Gallaudet Research Institute Lam, Kay – Gallaudet Research Institute Woo, John – Gallaudet Research Institute Other Investigator(s): Pitt, Brent – Texas Education Agency, IDEA Coordination, Deaf Services Description: The Texas State Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students was established with the Texas Education Agency, Division of Deaf Services in 1976 to establish and maintain a database on the deaf and hard of hearing student population in Texas. Production of statistical reports have been useful for planning and policy purposes within the state. The 2007-2008 database—which contains information on 5,269 students receiving services from the Texas Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf and the Texas School for the Deaf—includes demographic, educational, communication, and audiological data for students. The project continues to make use of data collection procedures from the Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth and the expertise of GRI staff in developing supplemental data collection and analysis procedures customized to the needs of the state. Funding source: Texas Education Agency FY 2007-2008 product(s): Gallaudet Research Institute. (2008, August). Comparison by ESC (Education Service Center), region, and state for selected variables, 2007-2008 school year. Texas State Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. Gallaudet Research Institute. (2008, August). Comparison by region and state for selected variables, 2007-2008 school year. Texas State Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. Gallaudet Research Institute. (2008, August). Individual program summary, 2007-2008 school year. Texas State Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. Hotto, S., Lam, K., Woo, J., Dunning, L., & Golden, J. (2008, August). Texas State Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students 2007-2008 (Final Report). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. A-43

Texas State Survey <strong>of</strong> Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing Students, 2007-<strong>2008</strong><br />

Status: Completed Begin date: September 1, 2007 End date: August 31, <strong>2008</strong><br />

Principal Investigator(s):<br />

Hotto, Sue – <strong>Gallaudet</strong> Research Institute<br />

Lam, Kay – <strong>Gallaudet</strong> Research Institute<br />

Woo, John – <strong>Gallaudet</strong> Research Institute<br />

Other Investigator(s):<br />

Pitt, Brent – Texas Education Agency, IDEA<br />

Coordination, Deaf Services<br />

Description:<br />

The Texas State Survey <strong>of</strong> Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing Students was established with the<br />

Texas Education Agency, Division <strong>of</strong> Deaf Services in 1976 to establish and maintain a database on<br />

the deaf and hard <strong>of</strong> hearing student population in Texas. Production <strong>of</strong> statistical reports have been<br />

useful for planning and policy purposes within the state. The 2007-<strong>2008</strong> database—which contains<br />

information on 5,269 students receiving services from the Texas Regional Day School Programs for<br />

the Deaf and the Texas School for the Deaf—includes demographic, educational, communication,<br />

and audiological data for students. The project continues to make use <strong>of</strong> data collection procedures<br />

from the <strong>Annual</strong> Survey <strong>of</strong> Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing Children and Youth and the expertise <strong>of</strong> GRI<br />

staff in developing supplemental data collection and analysis procedures customized to the needs <strong>of</strong><br />

the state.<br />

Funding source: Texas Education Agency<br />

<strong>FY</strong> 2007-<strong>2008</strong> product(s):<br />

<strong>Gallaudet</strong> Research Institute. (<strong>2008</strong>, August). Comparison by ESC (Education Service Center), region, and state for<br />

selected variables, 2007-<strong>2008</strong> school year. Texas State Survey <strong>of</strong> Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing Students. Washington, DC:<br />

<strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />

<strong>Gallaudet</strong> Research Institute. (<strong>2008</strong>, August). Comparison by region and state for selected variables, 2007-<strong>2008</strong> school<br />

year. Texas State Survey <strong>of</strong> Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing Students. Washington, DC: <strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />

<strong>Gallaudet</strong> Research Institute. (<strong>2008</strong>, August). Individual program summary, 2007-<strong>2008</strong> school year. Texas State Survey <strong>of</strong><br />

Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing Students. Washington, DC: <strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />

Hotto, S., Lam, K., Woo, J., Dunning, L., & Golden, J. (<strong>2008</strong>, August). Texas State Survey <strong>of</strong> Deaf and Hard <strong>of</strong> Hearing<br />

Students 2007-<strong>2008</strong> (Final <strong>Report</strong>). Washington, DC: <strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />

A-43

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